diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
index d7ef3a4c11c1..1bc1ffbaf131 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
@@ -1015,4 +1015,8 @@ self: super: {
   # https://github.com/haskell-hvr/resolv/issues/1
   resolv = dontCheck super.resolv;
 
+  # spdx 0.2.2.0 needs older tasty
+  # was fixed in spdx master (4288df6e4b7840eb94d825dcd446b42fef25ef56)
+  spdx = dontCheck super.spdx;
+
 }